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Organisers of the 3D Gaming Summit in Hollywood have confirmed that Respawn boss Vince Zampella will be a headline speaker at this year’s event on September 22. Sony WWS 3D boss Mick Hocking will also be attending the event as a feature speaker, giving a talk on “The First Year of 3D on PlayStation 3.” […]

According to new court documents unearthed by Gamespot, former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella have added two counts of fraud to their original $36 million complaint against Activision over unpaid bonuses relating to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Kotaku has gotten its hands on an internal email belonging to EA, which suggests Infinity Ward put off releasing a map pack for Modern Warfare 2 at the request of the firm. The letter was released today as part of court filing in the Activision suit against EA and Infinity Ward co-founders Vince Zampella and […]

Activision has put a hefty $400 million price tag on the amount of damages it’s seeking from not only Jason West and Vince Zampella for breach of contract, but EA as well for supposedly luring the duo away from the company.

EA Partners boss David DeMartini has said it’ll be a while before we can expect anything from Respawn. In fact, the developer’s debut is further off than what Insomniac are working on for the publisher.

Following on from Todd Hollenshead and John Carmack’s DOOM 4-less QuakeCon keynote last night, ex-Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West took to the Texan stage this morning to talk about making blockbuster games.

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What’s wrong with this picture: Weeks ago, Jason West and Vince Zampella barely had enough employees to throw together a TI-83 calculator sidescrolling version of Modern Warfare, and now they’re blowing the lid off a brand new blockbuster game? The answer: everything. Which makes sense, because none of it’s true.

Update 2: Apparently, the number has risen to eight, according to G4. Lead software engineer, Francesco Gigliotti, updated his Linkedin profile overnight to reflect his new position with Respawn. The title of this post has been changed to reflect the update. Update 1: The number is now at seven. Programmer Jon Shirling and lead designer […]

We could probably see it a mile away, but the announcement of the formation of Respawn Entertainment from ex-Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West – with an EA Partners deal to boot – is a megaton. Following the initial announcement, West and Zampella got busy with a ton of interviews, and Activision through […]

Vince Zampella, the newly made General Manager of upstart Respawn Entertainment, has said that accusations of him and fellow ex-head of Infinity Ward Jason West “holding hostage” the development of Modern Warfare 3 are “false”.

Activision’s just said that today’s announcement of ex-Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella founding new studio Respawn Entertainment, and the deal with EA Partners, comes as “no surprise”.

Let’s go. EA Partners boss David DeMartini has told VG247 that we can expect more pre-E3 “shots” that show the publisher is aiming heavy guns at the core category, and that Activision has “blown up” Infinity Ward’s creative talent.

Robert M. Schwartz, the attorney representing former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, has said that Activision’s countersuit against the duo along with the “false allegations” claimed by the company are “inaccurate and misguided”.

Activision has quietly restructured its senior management and divided itself into four units without informing investors or the public, according to an LA Times report. CEO Mike Griffith has also been promoted to vice chairman, which will have him serving as advisor to Bobby Kotick.

Activision are holding off on paying royalties to Infinity Ward, due for the development and success of Modern Warfare 2, to keep staff from walking out following the sackings of ex-heads Jason West and Vince Zampella.

Michael Pachter’s chimed in on the Infinity Ward/Activision war that’s going on right now, saying the outed heads of the studio Jason West and Vince Zampella are “unlikely” to win the rights to the Modern Warfare IP.

Looks like a leaked memo from Activision may shed some light on the firing of former Infinity Ward execs Vince Zampella and Jason West. Apparently, according to the note, the duo had been in “communication” with other publishers – including EA.